March 30, 2015, 4:36PM

President Barack Obama on Friday named Murty Kambhampati, a biology professor at Southern University at New Orleans, one of 14 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Kambhampati will receive the award during a ceremony at the White House later this year. The award recognizes individuals and organizations that offer outstanding mentorship to... Full story »

March 26, 2015, 11:23AM

During the annual White House Science Fair on Monday (March 23), President Barack Obama's chat with a group of 6-year-old girls about their invention turned technical, but ended with a warm and fuzzy group hug, Mother Jones magazine reports. The girls, who wore super hero capes with a capital S, constructed a mechanical Lego machine capable of turning pages to... Full story »

March 20, 2015, 9:42PM

President Barack Obama is expected to announce plans next week to slow down the pace of troop withdrawals between now and the end of 2016 to maintain security in Afghanistan. But the White House on Friday night tamped down expectations raised earlier by an administration official that it could reconsider its plan to remove nearly all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016. Full story »

March 02, 2015, 6:28PM

WASHINGTON -- Seeking to lower tensions, Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials cast their dispute over Iran as a family squabble on Monday, even as the Israeli leader claimed President Barack Obama did not -- and could not -- fully understand his nation's vital security concerns. "American leaders worry about the security of their country," Netanyahu said as he opened... Full story »

March 01, 2015, 8:04PM

Kerry said in an interview broadcast before he arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iran's foreign minister that Netanyahu was welcome to speak in the U.S. and that the administration did not want the event "turned into some great political football." Full story »

February 19, 2015, 4:10PM

WASHINGTON -- Democrats on Thursday assailed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for questioning President Barack Obama's love of country, and urged the potential field of Republican presidential candidates to rebuke him for his comments. Giuliani said at a New York City event on Wednesday night, "I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do... Full story »

February 18, 2015, 5:54PM

Two months after the Obama administration decided to restore diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, former Florida governor and likely presidential candidate Jeb Bush has publicly criticized the decision, claiming it benefits Cuba more than the U.S., according to Fox News. "The notion that somehow you're going to have freedom just kind of outbreak in Cuba, I think is... Full story »

February 14, 2015, 3:46PM

Millions of immigrants benefiting from President Barack Obama's executive actions could get a windfall from the IRS, a reversal of fortune after years of paying taxes to help fund government programs they were banned from receiving. Full story »

January 25, 2015, 4:23PM

President Barack Obama is proposing to designate the vast majority of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a wilderness area, including its potentially oil-rich coastal plain, drawing an angry response from top state elected officials who see it as a land grab by the federal government. Full story »

January 23, 2015, 10:02PM

The administration made the changes to HealthCare.gov after The Associated Press reported earlier this week that the website was quietly sending consumers' personal data to companies that specialize in advertising and analyzing Internet data for performance and marketing. Full story »

January 21, 2015, 5:06PM

BOISE, Idaho -- President Barack Obama has racked up hundreds of thousands of miles traveling around the country and the world. But here's one thing all the trips on Air Force One and the Marine One helicopter and in the motorcade have yet to accomplish: Taking the president to all 50 states. A post-State of the Union trip Wednesday to... Full story »

January 21, 2015, 4:32PM

WASHINGTON -- Defying President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner announced on Wednesday that he's invited Israel's prime minister to stand before Congress and push for new sanctions against its archenemy Iran. Boehner's decision to bring Benjamin Netanyahu before a joint meeting of Congress on Feb. 11 seemed to catch the White House by surprise. And it added fuel... Full story »

January 20, 2015, 10:32AM

January 17, 2015, 12:51AM

resident Barack Obama came out swinging Friday against congressional attempts to slap fresh sanctions on Iran, warning such a move would likely destroy nuclear talks and increase prospects for a military showdown. Vowing to veto any sanctions that reach his desk, Obama pleaded, "Just hold your fire." Full story »

January 13, 2015, 4:24PM

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has accused President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, of double standards in parenting, saying in an interview published Tuesday that the first family shelters its daughters from some things but allows them to listen to the music of Beyoncé. The sharp rhetoric signals that, should he run for the... Full story »

January 10, 2015, 3:45PM

WASHINGTON -- Continuing the break with State of the Union tradition, President Barack Obama will spend most of the coming week previewing more of the proposals he will outline in the address, including on identity theft, electronic privacy and cybersecurity, the White House announced Saturday. Obama will use a Monday event at the Federal Trade Commission to lay out... Full story »